Volume 1 Issue 3

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In an apartment where he’d rather hang a noose rather than a cross, empty ticks away the seconds in a dish-filled sink with a leaky faucet. Pain burrows in his bones. A bottle of whiskey bides time. He is heavy and slumped, a lifetime of sickness perched on his shoulder. Earlier, a priest came to visit, to offer him weekly communion because his mother was Catholic. He wasn’t interested in any more spiritual healing, not from the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit. God forsook him a long time ago. Death seemed best, but there was the fear and a nagging bit of faith that reminded him that Hell saved a place for suicide victims.

Quintin Collins is a native of the Chicago area. After living in the suburbs for most of his life, he moved to the city to attend DePaul University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English and creative writing. Following graduation, Quintin began working at a content marketing firm, where he spends his days writing finance articles. Quintin's creative work has previously appeared in Glass Mountain Magazine, Eclectica Magazine, and Threshold Magazine. Additionally, for two consecutive years, he was a semifinalist for the Guild Literary Complex's Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards. His ultimate goal is to teach creative writing at a university.

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Wordpool Press is a publisher of fiction and nonfiction books in both print and electronic form. We also publish short stories, poetry, and artwork in our online literary journal titled Digital Papercut. Wordpool Press aims to help talented new writers build their publishing history.